Pancho_Villa

Hey all you Gringos!!!! There are a lot of good Mexican restaraunts up here. But no excellent ones. If you want an excellent mexican restaraunt there is a Taco Truck on the corner of Olvera street in East LA that has the best Mexican food in the US and they've been there longer than I have been alive (28 years). As for Mexican food in the southwest I think Brad CA nailed it, it exist's only in the Southwest. Born and raised in Phoenix, AZ. God bless Mexico!!! Wait Arizona isn't part of Mexico any more, oh well. Oh, and one of you Gringos misspelled my fovorite drink on earth... It is not horchada it is Orchata, like Chata the hell up! Andale Andale Ariba Ariba!!! Carfool haut plate seenor.

Some Cooking but mostly water

Sweet, that is what I am trying to figure out. Going on a four person climb and I am used to just me and a homie going up.

So I am trying to remember what the fuel ration is (guideline) for white gas stoves per person per day? I know I had it somewhere and I can't find it. Thanks...

Used both LOVE the Raven Pro. That is a sweet axe and BD's customers service is top notch. Super comfortable grip on it too. The axe has a good weight for sticking it. By the way I had to use the Raven to self arrest on a nasty exposure (almost crapped myself). That thing bit into HARD ice like there was no tommorow. So I guess you can say I owe my life to the Raven Pro. Incredible axe, more good stuff from BD.

Just a quick update I have been wearing these things down here in the real world and they don't seem overly warm. They are definitely warmer than my old Tecnicas but not "HOT". These boots are really starting to feel like a burly backpacking boot rather than a stiff climbing boot. Also there is a lot of room in the toes which is nice for my Fred Flintstone feet. These have very quickly become my favorite boot. Out of all the ones I tried (Raichle 90 Degree GTX, Vasque Alpinista, Vasque Ice 9000, Montrail ICE 9, Montrail Lotus, Montrail Olympus)they are the most comfortable and most useful. Comfortable as an approach boot and really nice on the steep stuff. Leather is SUPER waterproof too.

Actually at 64K sample rate, the 128 holds about 115 3-4 minute songs. If I sampled at the best rate, about an album. But I really didn't notice that big of a difference on the trail or the climb. At home I noticed a slight difference. It sounded a little funky but when I got on the trail I didn't notice anything.

So for you other poor climbers out there I went to costco paid 89.00 for the Phillips Rush MP3 player. It comes with 128M built in and takes any and all SD cards. Uses the same AAA batt that my headlamp takes and same mem card that my camera takes. All this sound quality talk is cool if you're sitting in a perfectly tuned acoustic room not in a tent with headphones on. I'd rather spend 300 pesos on real gear. Interface is not perfect but if you spend an extra 5 minutes organizing your tunes at home you don't even really need it. That little AAA batt lasts forever too.

I use that pot parka. Hardly weighs anything and is compressible so it doesn't take up any space. I think it is more efficient than the heat exchanger. the one thing I don't like is taking it on and off to check the water.

Yeah they are a burly boot but my feet are jacked and they NEED the support. Had a guy tell me yesterday that he summitted Baker in a set of montrail trail runners. I laughed and then he said he was serious.

I have the High Gear it's like 160.00 quid but I got it at the yardsale for like 40.00 Couldn't pass it up. Works great the altimeter has a bit of barometric drift but I don't think there is much that can be done. Two alarms and an amazingly accurate little weather feature that is really cool. Numbers are super easy to read and the illumination is bright. The LCD gets a little slow at about 20 degrees and below but it is still readable and accurate.

So here's my two pesos, with the exchange rate I owe you money: 3 Large Telfa Self sticking Pad- Superlight, nonstick, absorbant 3 Medium Telfa Self Sticking Pad 2 Small Telfa Self Sticking Pads 5 Tylenol PM- Can use the diphenhydramine as an anti- histamine or a night night pill 5 Aleve 5 Zantac Duct Tape- Small Roll, like tiny roll I specify this because my buddy pulled one out of his pack like he just walked out of the home depot! Butterfly's or steri strips and suture kit Antiseptic wipes Good old band aids Set of nitrile gloves- some people are allergic to latex Thats it. I find the store bought kits have a lot of crap in them you really will never need. Like the manual? If you need a manual don't offer to do any first aid on me!!! Biohazard sticker? Thermometer? You already know you're cold, you don't need to prove it. Also all the cute little pockets add a lot of weight. A clear ziploc makes it easy to find what your looking for and if some one else needs to look for it in your pack they can find it pretty quickly. There is a pretty cool little AM kit thats supposedly ultralight but I think it is a bit pricey for what it has. Walmart is the place to buy first aid gear it is cheap and they have tons of it. But since you are an RN you have a serious on the job hook up

Got back from Si today. Got a few small blisters on my heels (to be expected). I should have taped up but I am retarded. Other than that they felt great. I thought they might get hot but they really weren't bad. So far I have to give these things the thumbs up. They are really comfortable out of the box. I agree with the breaking in of the feet in instead of the boot. This is my second pair of climbing boots and I find it's my feet that need the breaking in as opposed to the boot.

So I just got these boots from the co-op. What a pain!! I have size 13 feet so it is a little challenging finding anyone with boots in my size. So far I have worn them around town which is pretty amazing considering how stiff they are! They are extremely comfortable! I have wide flat feet for those of you who are looking for boots, and you know the size already. I have shock doctor insoles in them and they feel great. Overall I am extremely impressed with this boot construction, fit, design, style, are all excellent. It comes in some sweet rasta colors, a little bright for around town but who cares, whose gonna wear them around town after their broke in. They fit my BD Bionic cramps PERFECTLY! By the way some Bionics are on recall go to the Black Diamond website for more info. Can't wait to get out there and try these things out for reals. I am going to hike Si in them to break them in some more before Rainier in June. Just got back from Baker two weeks ago and my 10 year old Tecnica's bit the dust hence my new boots.